diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index ecea745a..0a015639 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -1023,10 +1023,12 @@ a:hover {
 	font-weight: 700;
 	font-size: 14px;
 	cursor: pointer;
-	/* 44px: the comfortable touch-target size (WCAG 2.1 AAA 2.5.5 / Apple HIG).
-	   WCAG 2.2 AA only asks for 24px, so this is a comfort floor rather than a
-	   compliance fix, but every button in the system shares this class. */
-	min-height: 44px;
+	/* Desktop density: 40px. WCAG 2.2 AA only asks for 24px, so this is already
+	   comfortable for a mouse. The 44px touch-target size (WCAG 2.1 AAA 2.5.5 /
+	   Apple HIG) is applied below only for coarse pointers — growing every
+	   button on desktop pushed each admin dialog and table 4px taller for no
+	   benefit to mouse users. */
+	min-height: 40px;
 	transition: all 0.18s ease;
 	background: color-mix(
 		in srgb,
@@ -1036,6 +1038,15 @@ a:hover {
 	color: var(--color-text-readable, var(--color-text));
 	text-decoration: none;
 }
+
+/* Touch devices get the comfortable target size; desktop keeps the denser
+   layout. `pointer: coarse` matches finger input, so a hybrid laptop still uses
+   the 40px desktop metrics for its trackpad. */
+@media (pointer: coarse) {
+	.btn {
+		min-height: 44px;
+	}
+}
 .btn:hover {
 	transform: translateY(-2px);
 	box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);